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Friday, December 25, 2015

Origin of surname Khan was a Hindu

THE ORIGIN OF THE SURNAME "KHAN"

The Hindu Kings of Gurjara dyansty had the surname of Khan. Kalhana mentions the names of two Gurjara kings, UchchaKhan and Alakhan who were ruling in the Punjab province of Pakistan around 3rd century. The Gujranwala city or Gujrat city in Pakistan was the capital of Gurjar kings. They were the allies of Shahi kings of Udabhandapura (Waihind).

Interestingly, James Princep gives the following list of 28 Kings having surname Khan in his book “Essays on Indian Antiquities" but mentions them as Kashmir kings. He collected this info from Muslim sources. Probably, Gurjara kings might have ruled over Kashmir for sometime during early medieval period.